Elastic vehicle-tire.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1.908.

E. L. PERRY. ELASTIC VEHICLE TIRE. APPLICATION 1:11.21) mm: 15, 1907.

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ELAS'IIG VEHICLE-TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed June 15. 1907. Serial No. 379.241.

T 0 all whom it may concern: Be it known that T, EDVIARD L. PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pat- 1 erson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elastic Vehicle- Tires; and l do hereby declare that the fol l lowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention more particularly refers to that class of rubber or other elastic tires for the wheels of automobiles and other vehicles in which the tire has a row or plurality of transverse perforations or openings therethrough to increase the flexibility of the tire and at the same time preserve its rigidity sufiiciently to properly support the weight of the vehicle.

The perforations or openings above referred to had serious objections in that the ends thereof were openor exposed with the consequent result that thrieilperforations or openings would frequently with mud and water and become objectionable to the users of the vehicle on account of the throwing of the mud and water by the rapid revolution of the wheel and also the sand, gravel and other sediment contained in the mud had a tendency to destroy the elastic properties of the tire by cutting through the webs between the perforations or openings. Should these perforations or openings be hermetically closed at the ends, a plurality of air cham' bers would be formed thus being equivalent to the ordinary pneumatic tire which is the purpose of the present invention to avoid.

After setting forth the above objections to the plurality of perforations or openings when exposed or 0 en at the ends and those hermetically closed the object and purpose of the present invention is to provide'means whereby the openings are closed at the ends and at the same time enable the air to enter the perforations or openings and be expelled therefrom by the compression of the tire, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a portion of a vehicle wheel with my inplates being removed. Fig. 2 a cross section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l'showing both of the clamping plates in position. hig.3 perspective view of the elastic hollow plug. lig. 4: a longitudinal section thereof.

in the accompanying drawings A represents the'vehicle tire of rubber or other similar elastic material andB the rim of the wheel to which said tire is secured by means of the clamping plates C and the bolt a and nut b or by any other means found most preferable, the tire being reinforced by layers of duck c d or other like material whereby the walls of the openings in the tire are strengthened.

The sides of the tire A. have beads e and the clamping plates C are concave upon their in nor sides to correspond to the convexity thereof whereby the tire is securely held in contact with the rim of the wheel.

Any desirable means may be employed for holding the tire to the rim of the wheel, that shown being one of many means that may be used to accomplish the purpose.

The tire A upon its under side is formed with a plurality of transverse grooves g which are closed at the ends by the clamping plates (3, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The grooves g which are in contact with the rim of the wheel increase the resiliency of the tire and help to relieve any tremulous motion when traveling on rough roads.

The transverse perforations or openings 71, instead of being open or exposed at their ends which was open to the objections hereinbefore referred to, are closed by a removable hollow elastic plug D as shown in detail in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.

The plug D may be of any suitable size and diameter to correspond with that of the perforation or opening it and is inserted therein by first oompressin it and one of the heads 1), and can be as readi y removed when desired, the heads holding the plugs in position.

1A vent extends through the heads i of the ugs lnto the hollow chamber of the plug from the outside atmoshpere and is also expelled by the compression of the tire. The ends of the perforations h are closed by the plugs D which will prevent any mud or water entering with. out osing any of the resilient properties of the tire and at the same time allowing the air to pass through. Should any of the plugs D become injured or worthless from any D whereby the air 1s enabled to pass' through, and plugs having adapted to engage saul perforations or opencause, such plugs may be readily re laced by new ones after the injured or Worth ess plugs h eve been removed.

llavin new fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 1. An elastie vehicle-tire havinga plurality of transverse perforations or openings thereair Vents and ings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An elastic vehicle-tire having a pluralit of transverse perforations or openings, and

removable headed vent-plugs adapted to fit 15 in the perforations or openings su )stantially as and for the purpose speeifie 3. An elastlc hollow plug for vehicle-tires closed at its ends and having perforations therethrou h to form air vents, substantially 20 as and tort e pur oses )eeified.

In testimony w lereoi I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. v

EDWARD L. PERRY.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. Fmrronnn, A. B. NICHOLS. 

